Ingredient glossary / Preservative
Glyceryl caprylate
On the label: Glyceryl Caprylate · Preservative
What it is
A glycerin ester of caprylic acid with antimicrobial action, used as a 'preservative-free' preservative booster.
Preservatives: Preservatives stop bacteria and mould growing in a product that contains water; every water-based product needs one.
In the research
7 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Dermal peptide delivery using enhancer molecules and colloidal carrier systems. Part III: Tetrapeptide GEKG · European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European F, 2018
- A new alternative to cosmetics preservation and the effect of the particle size of the emulsion droplets on preservation efficacy · International journal of cosmetic science, 2016
- Method developments approaches in supercritical fluid chromatography applied to the analysis of cosmetics · Journal of chromatography. A, 2015
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Products whose label lists it
1 on the siteMatched from the ingredient list the supplier printed; the position in the list (first or thirtieth) is on each product page.
Other preservatives
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